''Lygropia haroldi'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

in the family Crambidae. It is found in

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. The

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is about 19 mm. The wings are black and slightly lustrous, the forewings with pale yellow markings, consisting of a broad, inner, slightly oblique band. There is a small speck at the tornus. The base of the hindwings are pale yellow, including a dark spot in the cell. There are some narrow yellow marginal markings.New American Lepidoptera

References

Moths described in 1914 Lygropia {{Lygropia-stub